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Henry Fernandez, Physician
21Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Philippines, Profiles

Henry Fernandez, Physician

Henry Fernandez – a Physician in Pangasinan, Philippines – passed away on 20 March, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Henry was 77 years old. Source: ABS CBN NEWS Please help us in adding details.
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Dr. Usama Riaz, Physician
21Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Pakistan, Profiles

Dr. Usama Riaz, Physician

Dr. Usama Riaz is being hailed as a hero In Pakistan for courageously putting his life on the line to treat patients with Covid-19. Even though the 26-year-old doctor didnā€™t have adequate protective gear, he kept fighting for his patients until he eventually lost his life to the disease. He died on March 20. Heā€™s a hero in Pakistan but the world should know his name. Riaz was part of a ten-person team screening pilgrims who recently returned to Pakistan from Iraq and Iran. He later treated these patients at isolation centers in Gilit, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. On March 20, after treating his patients, Riaz went to bed but couldnā€™t get up in the morning. He was rushed to a military hospital for a CT scan but the equipment didnā€™t work. He was put on a ventilator and died two da...
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Francesc Collado, Family Physician
19Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, Spain

Francesc Collado, Family Physician

  Francesc Collado – a Family Physician in Barcelona, Spain – passed away  on 18 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Collado was 63 years old. The deceased, who was spending his private practice in the Sants neighborhood, also worked in the palliative care unit of the Hospital de Barcelona for mutual health care and  did not suffer from a previous pathology , his son explained. Francesc Collado Roura was also a judicial expert and worked for other mutuals caring for patients in the Sants neighborhood. Source: El Periodico Please help us in adding details.
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Dr Li Wenliang, Physician
8Feb By Web TeamNo Comments
China, Profiles

Dr Li Wenliang, Physician

Dr. Li Wenliang, 34, a Chinese physician recognized as the whistleblower in Wuhan, died on February 7, 2020, shortly after an interview from his hospital bed. The death of a Chinese doctor who tried to warn about the coronavirus outbreak had sparked widespread public anger and grief in China. Li Wenliang died after contracting the virus while treating patients in Wuhan. Last December he had sent a message to fellow medics warning of a virus he thought looked like Sars Ć¢ā‚¬ā€œ another deadly coronavirus. But he was told by police to ā€œstop making false commentsā€ and was investigated for ā€œspreading rumoursā€. ā€œI donā€™t think he was rumour-mongering. Hasnā€™t this turned into reality now?ā€ his father, Li Shuying, told the BBC. ā€œMy son was wonderful.ā€ According to Chinese site Pear Video, Dr Li...
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Dr Liang Wudong, physician
26Jan By Web TeamNo Comments
China, Medics, Profiles

Dr Liang Wudong, physician

Dr Liang Wudong Dr Liang Wudong, a 60-year-old physician at Xinhua Hospital in Hubei, was the first doctor to die from the COVID-19 pandemic due to nosocomial infection. He died on January 25, 2020 Liang was the director of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of Hubei Province Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital (Xinhua Hospital). He had a history of arrhythmia and persistent atrial fibrillation. On 16 January 2020, Liang felt unwell and had a high fever and chills. He went to Hubei Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital for treatment and found that CT scan showed that the lungs were white and there was obvious symptoms of lung infections. After being diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019, he was admitted to an isolation ward ...
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Albert Coll Nus, Family Physician
2Jan By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, Spain

Albert Coll Nus, Family Physician

Albert Coll Nus – a Family Physician in lleida, Spain – passed away on 1 January 2020 due to COVID-19. Albert was 63 years old. Coll has become the first doctor killed by covid-19 in the Lleida district. Source: SEGRE Please help us in adding details.
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